THE FIRST TIME I fished the lower Madison River, I felt small. I was 18 years old and had never been out West—and though I’d grown up trout fishing on the East Coast, I had never done so on a river ...

Want to catch a freshwater fish over 100 pounds? Learn where, when, and how to catch lake sturgeon in Wisconsin, Minnesota & Michigan. | Joe Shead A lot of anglers in the Upper Great Lakes Areas covet ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Before we can talk about creek fishing, we have to define a creek. While it varies by ...

I’ll fess up. Nothing is more blood-pressure raising to me than pinning a big trout on an itty-bitty dry fly. Scoring the take is the fun part, no doubt, but whenever I’m trying to feed a hefty brown ...

No matter where you fish, master the seasons, lures, and mindset that trophy bass hunters use to land their personal best fish. As anglers, our common goal is to catch the biggest fish possible. It's ...

Maggots come into play as a hookbait because they are more durable. If a fish swipes at a caster there’s a chance it’ll smash ...

November is here and it’s officially getting cold.

Every angler wants to catch big fish. Not just big, but the biggest ever, a personal best. Where to catch big fish and how to catch them is not magic. Rather, it's all about the food. You need to be ...

B ig gravel pits can look vast and uninviting at first glance, but don’t let that fool you. They hold some of the best pike ...